Letters from Heaven / Cartas del cielo
by Lydia Gil
13 Total Resources 3 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
Year Published 2014
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Cooking
- Grandmothers
- Letters--Fiction
- Bilingual
- Upside-down books--Specimens
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Grief--Fiction
- Cuban Americans--Fiction
- Grief
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- Letters
- Upside-down books
- Cooking--Fiction
- Spanish language materials
- Spanish language materials--Bilingual
- Cuban Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording in Spanish with Lydia Gil about Letters from Heaven / Cartas del cielo
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Lydia Gil about Letters from Heaven / Cartas del cielo
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 4
Meet-the-Author Recording in Spanish with Lydia Gil
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Lydia Gil
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Interview with Lydia Gil
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Interview with Lydia Gil
Created by Houston Public Media
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher's Guide from Arte Público Press
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Lydia Gil
Created by Lydia Gil
Awards & Distinctions 3
Américas Award, 1993-2020
Commended, 2015
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2015
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2020
First Place Winner, 2015
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